Composite gear



June 17, 1930. P. c'. HAAS 1,765,231

COMPOS ITE GEAR Filed July 20, 1927 l i i .EALNVNTOW BY 7mm- WA;

ATTORNEY Patented June 17, 1930 n UNITED STATES PAUL C. HAAS, OF 'MENDON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0`

CONTINENTAL-DIAMOND FIBRE COMPANY, 0F NEWARK, DELAWARE, A CORPORA- T'ION OF DELAWARE COMPOSITE GEAR Application led .Tuly 20, 1927. Sieral No. 207,060.

The present invention relates to gear construction and more especially to the type of gears made of non-metallic material.

Among the objects of the invention is a gear that may be used for heavy duty though not limited to such use.

Another object is to greatly lessen the cost of such without at the same time lessening their efficiency.

Still other objects will readily appear to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and accompanying drawing in'which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a gear embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a section through one of the teeth;

Fig. 3 is a similar section showing a modification.

As indicated in the drawing, the gear consists of a metallic body 10 provided with longitudinal slots 11 in its periphery .in which slots are set teeth 12 of non-metallic material, preferably of fibrous material, such aslayers of cloth, impregnated with and held utogether by a phenolic condensation product,

y the whole being produced-under conditions of high pressure to give a product having great strength and resistance to wear and corrosion. While this material is preferred kit is to beunderstood that other fibrous nonmetallic tooth material may be substituted therefor such as rawhide and others depending somewhat on the duty.

In producing a gear the body 10 is first slotted as stated and the wallsv of the slots corrugated as indicated at 15. The tooth 12 is then formed and forced endwise into the slot so that it is compelled to conform to the corrugated walls 15.

After the teeth have been forced into the slots, a plurality of holes are drilled radially through theteeth into the body 10 and metal pins 16 driven therein. These pins assist in anchoring the yteeth in place and also furnish a reinforcement therefor. Instead of using pins 16, it isproposed as an alternate to undercut the walls of the slots as shown at 11a in Fig. 3 and to out longitudinally narrow slots in the bottom. The

teeth will also be slotted so that a plate 16*E1 may be forced thereinto, to spread the tooth int-o the undercut. vThe plate 16a will like pins 16 serve both as a reinforcement and anchoring means.y f

Now having described they invention and v the preferred form of embodiment thereof,

it is to be understood that the said invention is to be limited notto the specific details herein set forth but only bythe scope of the claims which follow.`

1. A gear including a metallic body portion having openings in the periphery there- Y of, non-metallic teeth inserted into said openings, and means extending from the teethand into the body portion for holding theteeth against endwise movement. l

'2. A gear including a metallic body portion having openings formed in the periphery thereof, the inner edges of said openings being approximately parallel with the axis of said openings being approximatelyl parallel with the axis of the gear, non-metallic teeth *l inserted lengthwise into said openings and extending approximatelyk to the side edges of the body portion,` the inner edges of the `teeth approximately rtting and correspondsk .y ing with the inner edges of the openings al- Vlowingthe teeth to be inserted from an outer edge of the gear, and pins extendingfrom the teeth into the body portion to holdthe teeth against endwise movement. n

l 4. kA 'gear including a metallic body portion having grooves formed in they periphery f thereof, `and extending approximately from side to side of the gear, non-metallic teeth secured in said openings and extending approximately to the opposite faces of the gear, each of the peripheral grooves being spaced 2 Y l e 1,765,231

from the Center aXis of the gear a distance at least as great as an outer endrthereof, permitting the insertion of the teeth from a side ofthe gear, Aand means extending from the Y' 5 teeth into the body portion and holding th teeth against endwise displacement.

PAUL' C. 11ans. 

